Something to think about
As a player and coach at the collegiate as well as high school level I've encountered many situations of gender inequality through the norms of hypermasculine attitudes specifically in football as a center sport (center as in most popular in our culture, coupled with baseball and basketball) (as written by Michael Messner). Through my research and exploration of Sociology and Gender Studies I think there is a lot to be gained from any coach in sport as far as understanding the inequalities that can arise from sports participation. One of the most interesting, and disheartening finds of my research, (Risks and Rewards: Participation in small college football) was the pain principle (as explained by Don Sabo). When players hide injuries to appear to be tough the resulting consequences can last a lifetime. Not only can injuries continue to hinder an individual, but this attitude of hiding ones pain can continue to reoccur over and over in a harmfull pattern. In digresion, as prospective teacher and coach I hope to one day educate my student/athletes on the negative affects of playing with pain and the reasons why many people support this feeling, with the belief that this is the right thing to do in the sports world. In no way am I trying to enforce any of my own idealogy unto my players, moreover as a part of my philosophy I believe it is up to coaches as mentors to take a proactive role in the education of student/athletes insofar as the negative aspects that have and unfortunatly continue to be a apart of the social structure of the sport world.
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If someone plays on a twisted ankle that ankle is just going to get worse and weaker.The faster you take care of an injury the faster the recovery.Playing while injured puts you at a higher risk of making your injury worse.
Being in a community college 2 years studying Sports Medicine and dealing with athletes everyday, i have came to realize that nowadays more and more athletes are aware of their own well being as athletes! I noticed that every little thing or minor injury was reported to the head trainer of the school in order to be taken care of. I agree with you, and this is fundamental nowadays in order to keep athletes healthy and less prone to injuries!
I totally agree with you. This is something that is happening all over. As an athlete, I also find myself doing this because coaches seem to always be looking for the tough kids and the ones willing to play even if they are hurt. You hear a lot of a kid getting hurt, but they don't want to get an x-ray or go to the doctor because if their hand or ankle is broken, then they could be out for the year. So might as well play with it. I hear a lot of, well I'm a senior, so I will play through it and at the end of the year figure it out. I think this is an interesting subject because there many coaches on each side, and it is hard to figure out what you think. But overall, you have to remember, its just a game. Nice post. :)
That is something that I really hate about the sports world. If there is any point where a player shows weakness, it is either ignored, taken advantage of, or acknowledged and then told to "do what they can." It is a coaches job to make sure that thier players are healthy and able to compete. If they players are not, they shouldn't be playing and they also shouldn't be penalized for not being able to play.